Guest Post - Lasagne With A Twist

Today I have  guest post from the wonderful Kate of Family Fever. We love a good lasagne in Monkeyfeet HQ and this one sounds absolutely luscious, I can't wait to try it.

Lasagne with a twist recipe

I love a good lasagne – a real classic that everyone in our family loves, and it can be a great way to use up any leftovers too – just chuck them all in! This is one of my favourite lasagne recipes, with a slightly unusual lasagne ingredient that makes it rich, moist and delicious!

Ingredients

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 300ml beef stock
•100g pancetta, chopped
•1 red onion, chopped
•2 cloves of garlic
•Rosemary
•500g mince
•200g sausage meat
•400g tin of chopped tomatoes
•4 large squeezes of tomato puree
•1 teaspoon soft brown sugar
•Salt and pepper
•Lasagne sheets
•White lasagne sauce (you can make your own, but we cheat here by using a jar of sauce or making a very simple cheese sauce)

Method

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• Bring the stock to the boil. In another pan, brown the pancetta and add the onion and rosemary. Cook until soft, then add the garlic, beef and sausage meat.
• While the meat is cooking keep an eye on the stock. When it has reduced by about half take it off the heat and set aside.
• When the meat has browned add the stock, tomatoes, sugar and seasoning and simmer for about 15 minutes.
• Grease a dish, then spread a layer of meat on the bottom. Next add a layer of lasagne sheets, then more meat followed by the white sauce. Continue until you have used up all your meat mixture. Grate some cheese onto the top.
• Cook at 180 degrees for about 45 minutes

What do you think? Do you add any little twists to your traditional recipes, I would love to hear them. You can follow Kate on Twitter and Facebook